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Usage-based billing (UBB) for Internet services
0 W; I4 P; p- t2 m9 \发件人:Minister.Industry@ic.gc.ca;(由 bounce-522989-3039171@synergis.ic.gc.ca 代发)
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Dear Sir or Madam:
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Thank you for expressing your concerns regarding usage-based billing (UBB)& I& M6 R7 _; c& h W$ T1 U. G
for Internet services. It is essential that I hear the views of Canadians
: L5 Y* A! g4 k! S5 A/ q# ]on the issues that matter. Prime Minister Harper and I have been clear/ T, T6 p6 p7 l" j) Q6 P$ A. }
that we cannot support imposing a UBB business model on wholesale Internet
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# B- q' U9 _* \4 f# cOur government recognizes that the Internet and digital technologies are
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Canada’s first comprehensive Digital Economy Strategy, we need to look
; O$ n' C; a, }" E9 xcarefully at how issues like UBB affect the big picture. We will be
( M" E- ]( I$ K) B t6 hguided by our long-standing policies of encouraging competition and
! b5 r: J: u4 m( q; oinvestment, increasing consumer choice, minimizing regulation and allowing
. {4 d* K2 ^# L3 @# p7 f) E: C7 jmarket forces to prevail.
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1 [0 ^! F- V" j. q: D/ F D Y- yThe Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
5 F' i3 j5 p8 l$ K d3 Lchosen to examine these concerns that the government shares with a large
$ T. C# P8 J0 i- z! j& y' `( a+ gnumber of Canadians. Details of the CRTC consultation are available at
% a7 k" `; B, ?* h0 jwww.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110208.htm.
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When the CRTC reaches a final decision following its consultations, the" Z+ p& d3 u6 v, H6 Y$ r
government will carefully assess the CRTC position to ensure that it is in
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competition among internet service providers. I will be recommending that
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$ Q5 N1 R5 w6 QYou can find the latest news on the government’s Digital Economy Strategy
3 f* x5 K+ b- ]7 Aand related issues at www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/h_00008.html.
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Once again, thank you for writing. I trust that this information is
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Yours sincerely,
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7 v' O7 X0 P7 m: ~' M7 A& M; S. ]8 MTony Clement |
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